Which to use
“Schacht” and “Schachtel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,228
- “Schacht” frequency rank
- #17,117
- “Schachtel” frequency rank
- 30345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schacht | Schachtel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hohler, meist senkrechter Raum | Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders |
Where the eye mixes Schacht and Schachtel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Schacht with Schachtel
A purely visual mix-up. Schacht ([ʃaxt]) and Schachtel ([ˈʃaxtl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Schacht” sits inside “Schachtel”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schacht is recorded at frequency rank #13,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃaxt]. Schachtel is at rank #17,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃaxtl̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30345, this pair ranks #1,749,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schacht vs Schachtel
Shared letters: achst. Private to "Schacht": -. Private to "Schachtel": el.
"Schacht" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "Schachtel" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Schacht" and "Schachtel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Schacht" or "Schachtel"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Schacht" and "Schachtel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schachtel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schacht" and "Schachtel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schächte vs Schachtel". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,749,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.